#ifndef APPLICATION_HH_
#define APPLICATION_HH_

/**
 * Project     : CASAVA
 * Module      : $RCSfile: Application.hh,v $
 * @author     : Tony Cox
 * Copyright   : Copyright (c) Illumina 2008, 2009. All rights reserved.
 *
 ** This software is covered by the "Illumina Genome Analyzer Software
 ** License Agreement" and the "Illumina Source Code License Agreement",
 ** and certain third party copyright/licenses, and any user of this
 ** source file is bound by the terms therein (see accompanying files
 ** Illumina_Genome_Analyzer_Software_License_Agreement.pdf and
 ** Illumina_Source_Code_License_Agreement.pdf and third party
 ** copyright/license notices).
 *
 */

#include "applications/CasavaOptions.hh"

namespace ca {
namespace applications {

/**
 * @class Application
 *
 * @brief Abstract class for all applications
 *
 *
 * $Header $
 */
class Application {
public:

protected:
	CasavaOptions &_options;
	Application(CasavaOptions &options) :
		_options(options) {

	}

	Application(const Application & application) :
		_options(application._options) {
	}
	Application &operator=(const Application &) {
		return *this;
	}
	virtual ~Application();

};

}
} // end namespace casava{ namespace { applications

#endif /*APPLICATION_HH_*/